Phoenix – Baseball’s bubble-free environment is an anomaly as the sports world tries to come back amid the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of bringing a group of teams to Disney World (like the NBA and MLS) or concentrating on a few hub cities (like the current NHL plan), Major League Baseball […]
Temps de lecture : 4 Minutes
Bubble-free life means MLB players and coaches must be careful
Phoenix – Baseball’s bubble-free environment is an anomaly as the sports world tries to come back amid the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of bringing a group of teams to Disney World (like the NBA and MLS) or concentrating on a few hub cities (like the current NHL plan), Major League Baseball […]
Temps de lecture : 3 Minutes
Hawks’ Rick van den Hurk, Wladimir Balentien bag Lions
Tokorozawa, Saitama Pref. – Rick van den Hurk took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and Wladimir Balentien homered twice to lead the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 4-2 win over the defending Pacific League champion Saitama Seibu Lions on Thursday. Balentien, who joined the Hawks this season after nine […]
Temps de lecture : 3 Minutes
Hawks’ Rick van den Hurk and Wladimir Balentien bag Lions
Tokorozawa, Saitama Pref. – Rick van den Hurk took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and Wladimir Balentien homered twice to lead the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 4-2 win over the defending Pacific League champion Saitama Seibu Lions on Thursday. Balentien, who joined the Hawks this season after nine […]
Temps de lecture : 7 Minutes
Commissioner Rob Manfred looking to move past league’s public fight with union
New York – Rob Manfred knows many fans were angered by the financial fight between Major League Baseball and the players’ association during a pandemic. « We need to get back on the field, and we need to in a less-charged environment start to have conversations about how we — and […]
Temps de lecture : 3 Minutes
Eddie Kasko, star infielder and Red Sox manager, dies at 88
BOSTON – Eddie Kasko, an All-Star infielder who managed the Boston Red Sox and spent nearly three decades with the team in a variety of roles, died Wednesday. He was 88. The Red Sox announced Kasko’s death Wednesday night, three days shy of his 89th birthday. No cause was given. […]
Temps de lecture : 7 Minutes
MLB announces 60-game schedule, July start for 2020 season
New York – Major League baseball issued a 60-game schedule Tuesday night that will start July 23 or 24 in empty ballparks as the sport tries to push ahead amid the coronavirus following months of acrimony. A dramatically altered season with games full of new rules was the final result […]
Temps de lecture : 1 Minutes
Hanshin admits fans to test virus measures ahead of July start
Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref. – The Hanshin Tigers admitted fans to a farm team game on Tuesday to test countermeasures against the novel coronavirus before Japanese pro baseball starts welcoming spectators in July. Three hundred members of the Tigers’ fan club, including local children, were selected to watch the Hanshin farm […]
Temps de lecture : 8 Minutes
MLB plans 60-game slate, shortest since 1878, as union balks
New York – Major League Baseball plans to unilaterally issue a 60-game schedule for its shortest season since 1878 after the players’ association rejected a negotiated deal of the same length, putting the sport on track for a combative return to the field amid the coronavirus pandemic. Six days after […]
Temps de lecture : 6 Minutes
Balk in baseball coronavirus talks as negotiations drag on
New York – An email from baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred to union head Tony Clark led to a balk in the drawn-out talks to start the pandemic-delayed season, which now won’t begin by July 19. The executive committee of the players’ association was set to vote and reject Major League […]